Stephen Stills at the Fox in Riverside
by bukmop on 5/28/14Fox Performing Arts Center - RiversideRating: 3 out of 5Unfortunately, the concert was sub-par; first, the seating was terrible because for some reason The Fox decided to place movable seats in front of me which were higher that the normal bolted seats which made viewing the concert a bit more challenging, and then there was the issue of an aging singer song-writer who has seen his better days as a singer; Still's voice was very erratic at best. His gravelly pitchy voice was difficult to enjoy at times, and his articulation of words is very poor; most of the lyrics I could not understand, but what Stills lacked in mechanical singing qualities he made up with soulful singing; I have to give that to the old boy; he "still" has a lot of soul. As for his guitar work, well at times the 69 year old guitarist had to be carried by the band. Oh, he also forgot some of the lyrics to some of the songs, and he preformed many covers which I thought was unusual for him, but all in all, the audience, which was predominantly elderly people, shower Stills with adulation. But through all the mishaps on stage, Stills gave it his best, and he did it with witty humor in between songs.